The Impact of Donor and Recipient Renal Dysfunction on Cardiac Allograft Survival: Insights Into Reno-Cardiac Interactions
Laur O, Brisco MA, Kula AJ, Cheng SJ, Mangi AA, Bellumkonda L, Jacoby DL, Coca S, Tang WH, Parikh CR, Testani JM. The Impact of Donor and Recipient Renal Dysfunction on Cardiac Allograft Survival: Insights Into Reno-Cardiac Interactions. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2015, 22: 368-375. PMID: 26616578, PMCID: PMC4904299, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal dysfunctionCardiac transplantationAdverse recipient outcomesCardiac allograft survivalOrgan Sharing registryGlomerular filtration ratePotent risk factorImpact of donorAllograft survivalCardiac allograftsRecipient deathRecipient outcomesUnited NetworkAdverse outcomesFiltration rateMyocardial necrosisRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseHigh riskDonor characteristicsOlder ageRetransplantationDeathTransplantationDysfunction